Supreme Court · 1965 INSC 163 · Decided 24 August 1965
Union of India v. West Punjab Factories LTD.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1965 INSC 163 · [1966] 1 S.C.R. 580
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 601/1963
- Decided
- 24 August 1965
- Bench
- P.B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, K.N. WANCHOO, M. HIDAYATULLAH, J.C. SHAH, S.M. SIKRI (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Contract Act Section 151, 152, 161
Headnote
V. WEST PUNJAB f'ACTORJES LTD. August 24, 1965 [!'. B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, C.J., ,\1, HIDAYATULLAH, J. C. Sll'll K. N. WANCllOO, AND s. M. SJKR•; JJ.) A II Indian Railways Act, s. 72-Responsibilty of railways for loss of good.< ---Whether continues of delivery not taken within three days of payable at contract rate or (' market rate-Jnreresl whether payable on amou.'lt of dc11nages for peri.c>d before date of suit. There was a fire at a railway station in which certain gooili \\'ere daitroyed. TY.·\) $tilts \lo'cre filed claiming damage for Joss ot goods by the soid fire.
Judgments are the courts' own published copies, provided for study; they are not certified copies. Source: Indian Supreme Court & High Court Judgments, Dattam Labs (CC-BY-4.0)